Clothes-hook



(No Model.) J. R. ANDERSON.

CLOTHES HOOK.

Patented Dec. 25, 1888'.

M PETERS. Pncmulhogn uu UNTTEE STATES PATENT EETEE,

CLOTH ES-HOOKQ STPECTFTEGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,108, dated December 25, 1888.

Application filed March 11, 1886.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH R. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Clothes-Hooks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawin which form part thereof.

My inventionis adapted chiefly for wardrobes and closets, and is intended to increase the facility with which clothes may be taken from the hooks. lleretofore the usual method has been simply to fasten a number of hooks to the top of the wardrobe or closet, and on these the clothes are hung. Now, it is evident that there is great difficulty and trouble in removing articles from the inner hooks or those which are farthest away from the door, owing to the obstruction offered by the clothes on the front hooks. Hy invention entirely removes this difficulty by having a series of hooks fastened, not to the top of the wardrobe, but in a circular plate or ring, which is attached to the top by a pivot and is free to revolve. Now, it will be seen that articles on the inner hooks, by a simple revolution. of the plate, maybe brought front and thus removed without difficulty.

The eircularplatc or ring to which the hooks are fastened may be provided with rollers to increase the ease of rmaation, and to the top of the wardrobe may be attached a plate on which these rollers may run. Now, it is evident that the form of this circular revolving apparatus may be varied in many ways without in the least departinfrom the invention, and the particular form shown in the drawings is only one of the most mmvenient. This form consists of a circular metal plate in. a plane slightly above that of a ring. The bolt passes throughthis plate into the wardrobe top, holdin the apparatus and allowing, itto revolve. The plate next to the wardrobe may be fastened by nails or pins, or it may be held in position simply by the large pin by which the revolving" apparatus is attached.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of a wardn'ibe with one of the doors open and showing my improved cl thes-hooks attached therein. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, through the clothes-hook turn-table on line Serial No. 194,820. (No model.)

i y 11/, and Fig. is a sectional plan view of part of same on line a: :0.

A is the wardrobe proper.

C is the upper wood-work thereof, forming the loop, and B is the turn-table attached thereto. This turn-table consists of a framework, I), preferably of light open metal work, I in which the central portion is somewhat raised to form a bearing against the shelf or the top (J of the wardrobe or-closet, or a plate, F, arranged next thereto; or, if desired, small rollers G may be located in the upper part of the turn-table D, or in the plate F, to reduce the friction between the said turntable and plate when the turn table is loaded with clothes.

E is the pivoted portion which connects the turn-table with the upper part of the closet or wardrobe, and it also retains the plate F in the central position. If desired, the plate F may be rigidly secured to the wood-work C by screws, or it may rest upon the rollers and form a bed-plate for them to run upon, as its vertical contact when pressed against the wood-work will prevent its rotatin when the rollers are pressed up in contact with it, due to une1 ual loading of the turn-table books.

The turn-table is provided with a series of depending hooks of any desired constri'iction, which may be detachal'il y emineeted thereto on the outer rim; or, if desired, this rim may be cast with books, as indimted in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

I do not limit myself to any particular spefore, while I prefer the emistruction shown, I do not limit myself thereto.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

cilio construction, as the particular form or IOO 1. The combination of the turntable frame having a series of clothes-hooks arranged on or near its periphery and provided With antifriction Wheels to reduce the friction of con.- tact with its support, and of a stationary antifriction plate attached to the underside of the top of the Wardrobe and against which said anti-friction wheels run, with a central pivotbolt for attachment to the top of the Wardrobe or closet, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a wardrobe or closet, the upper and inner surface thereof, combined With an antifriction plate, turn-table frame having hooks on or near its periphery, and central pivotbolt passing through the anti-friction plate and turn-table frame, centering the plate and supporting" the frame, substantially as described.

JOSEPH R. ANDERSON.

\Vitnesses:

JOSHUA MATLACK, J11, FRANK CRoWNE. 

